Golf-bag bottom



June 24, 1930. G, D, NQ '#1,167,548

GOLF BAG BOTTOM Filed Feb. 23, 1926 WVM/T0@ GEOGE D. NOE.

BY H/ AT TURN/Sys Patented June 1930 fietste 'Groen n. NonforMINNEAroL'Is, MINNESOTA j ,corr-:Bae BOTTOM,

l Application ledFebruaify 23, 1926." Serial No. 80,029.

This invention relates `to a golf bag or similar container. As is` nowwell known, golf bags in which the various golf clubs are carried, areused in large numbers.

These bags are often trailed along 'the ground and arefrequentlylsubjected to all kinds of weather. j It is necessary,therefore, tohave a strong and durable structure 4for the bag,especially' at the bottom portion thereo j i It is also desirable tohave'a neat and ornamental bag structure and one vwhich will retain itsproper shape. It is also desirable to have the bottom structure of thebag so arranged that the same can be inspected asto quality. 1

It is-an object of this invention, therefore, to provide a simple,efficient, strong and durable structure for the botto'm'of the golf bagor similar container. h

It is a further object of the invention to provide a golf bag having abottom member thereon and a metallic member recessed at itscentralportion to engage*A and be secured 2.5 to said bottom member andhaving a rim portion fitting over the outer side of the bag.

It is still another object of the invention to provide a golf bagpreferably of leather and having a heavy leather bottom member thereinadjacent its bottom edge, together l with a metallic memberrecessed atits central portion to engage and be secured to said bottom member andto fit around the outer an opening therein whereby the quality of thebottom member can be inspected. j

These and other objects and advantages of the invention will be fullyset forth in the following description made in connection with theaccompanying drawings, in which like reference characters refer tosimilar v parts throughout the several views and in which Fig. l is aview in front elevation bottom portion of a golf bag;

Fig. 2 is a bottom plan view thereof, and

Fig. 3 is a vertical cross section taken on line 3*-3 of Fig. 2. j

Referring to the drawings, a portion of a of the edge of the bag, saidmetallic member having golfbag is shown, comprising the usuallongitudinally extending portion 5, illustrated as of cylindrical shape.`While the portion 5 may be madey of various flexible or .fabricmaterial, the same preferably is made of leather and the portion 5 isformed by ,a piece of the leather being rolled into cylindrical shapeand provided with a seam 5a extending longitudinally thereof. Theportions adjacent the seam may be connected by any suitable fasteningmeans, such as a seam thread orfrivets. The portion 5 has closely Vfitted therein adjacent its bottom a comparatively thin cylindricalmember 6.' vVVhil'e this member `may be made of various materials, itpreferably is made of hard ber, The members '5 Yan'd are connected byaplurality of rows Gtofstitching. A lbottom member 7 is providedldisposeda shortdis-v tance from' the'. bottom edge V,ofthe portion 5, whichbottom member hasanoutw'ardly turned liange AFat .its outer edge fittingwithin the memberand having its bottom edgesubstantially flush with thebottom edge `of the portion 5. The member` 7 is made of heavy soleleather. j The -liange 7 preferably is securely connectedto the members5 and 6 by one or more seams 6b. An'inner bottom member Salso ispreferably used, which is of flat circular form closelyy fitting thevinside of the member 6 and member 8 is surlmounted by another flatcircularfdiskg of similar diamete'nwhich member v9 prefer ably is madejof 'hard` fiber. AV metallic memberlO is provided, having a flat centralportion '10a disposedy Hat against the outer side of the bottom member7, theportion l0 preferably having a central lcircular outwardly pressedrib'lOb from which radiate the spaced 'outwardlypressed ribs 10, saidribs thus re-inforcing the member 10. At Vits outer portion the member10 has a rim 10d` fitting within the inner side of the flange 7 n and anouter rim l0e closely fitting about the outer side of portion 5 of thebag and eX- tending ashort distance upwardly yon said side. by thebottomportion l0fextending over the bottom edgesfofportion 5 and flange7a.

The 'memberilO is connected to the members The rimsvl()d and l()e areconnected.

7, 8 and 9 by a central rivet 11 which preferably will be made withrather large and ornamental heads, and the circumferentially spacedrivets 12. The member 10 has an npwardly extending tab l()g at one side,as shown in Fig.v l, disposed centrally over the seam which tabpreferably is riveted to the portion at each sideofsaid seam 5?. Themember is shown as having its portion l()IL provided with a plurality ofopenings l0h between the ribs 10Q, saidlopenings being illustrated as ofannular sector shape.

In operation the metal piece l0`protects the bottom portion of the bagand retains the same in its proper shape. At the same time, a very neat:finished andornamental appearance is given to thebag, as the mem- -berl0 is preferably plated and highly rp olished. The member 10 having thevre-inforcing ribs thereon, is noteasily bent-.outof shape. rlhe openingsl()h afford an opportunity for the customer or dealer purchasing thebags to carefully inspect the quality of the material-in the bottomofffthe-bag. yAsl stated, this materialiinapplicants bag preferably isniadeyof heavy sole leather land this fact can be readily demonstrated.by an examination of'k the material Ythrough 'the openings 10h. Itwillalsofbeseen that the t .member l0 holds `thecentral bottom portionoffthe bag off of :the supporting-surface and the only portion ofthedevice contacting the supporting surface. is `the,v metal bou-nd vp0r-.tion at its-:oiiter edges. Aynovel, neat and :1, efiicientstructureY isthus provided.A

From the above description itis seenthat applicant has provided asimpleand eflicient structure for a bag, and v oneffhavinggreat utility forthe purpose. intended. The parts of the bag are fowand easily`v1nadeandassembled. The devices has 4been amply demonstrated in actual practice`and found Ato be Y.very successful and :efficient It will, ofcourse, beLmderstoodthatvarious changes may be made: inf-.the form,.details,proportions and arrangement of the parts, without departingf-rom thescope of applicants inventiomwhich, generally stated, consists in adevice 4capable'of ca-rrying out lthe objects abovesetforth, in fthenovel parts vand combinationsofl parts disclosed and defined in theappended claims.

VVhatis claimed is: 1. A golf bag comprising a tubular por- 'tion zofflexible non-metallic material, a bottom member disposed in said tubularportion and having a downturned; annular flange fitting said portion andhaving vits edge substantially flush with the bottom edge of saidtubular portion, a sheet metal plate having an annular trough at itsvouter side embracing said fiange and-the bottom of'said tubular portionand engaging the bottom of'said .bottom member, a thin itnb'ular lininginember fitting the innerside of said tubular portion adjacent thebottom thereof, an inner bottom member disposed on said first mentionedbottom member, a fiber plate disposed on said inner bottom member, saidplate and inner bottom member fitting said lining member, and meansconnecting said metallic plate, bottom ,members and ,fiber plate.

2. Ajgolf bagcomprising a tubular portion of flexible non-metallicmaterial forming the body of the bag, a bottom member disposed 1insa-id'tubular portion and having outer-side embracing sa-id Vflange andthe bottoni of said {tabula-r :portionand engaging the bottom of saidbottom member, a---plnrality-.of ci-i-'cunife-rentially arrangedfastenmea-ns :extendingv through f, said bottom member, bottom andsheetmetalplate, said sheet metal .plate lhav-ing; an .integral`extension projectingaipward along one side'of said tubular portion anda pair ofi-spaced fastening members extending through said extension,.said ltubular portion yand said lining member, said ftubula-r portionbeing longitudinally dividedand said lastimentioned fasteners `beingdisposedk ataeither. side of said division.

In testimonywhereof .I ,aliixmy signature,

GEORGE .'D. NOE.

